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One could be apprehensive to see the job of directing the sequel of 2010 hit Kick-Ass passed from Matthew Vaughn to Jeff Wadlow – whose last feature was 2008’s Never Back Down – but breathe a sigh of relief, for Kick-Ass 2 isn’t that bad.
It’s actually quite a solid flick.
Taking the story of 2010’s Kick-Ass onwards, the sequel follows Dave Lizewski (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Mindy Macreedy (Chloë Grace Moretz) who have effectively...

2010’s motion picture adaptation of the Mark Millar/John Romita, Jr. comic book Kick-Ass was a refreshing hit in this world of comic book movies, adapted from a much more recent series that took a more postmodern, brutal take on the idea of costumed vigilantes.
With a few minor changes, X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn alongside writer Jane Goldman helped adapt Kick-Ass for the screen, turning it into a gleeful cinematic change of pace...